Total bauxite production continued to decline in November largely due to the suspension of Alpart’s operations. The estimated two year suspension is aimed at facilitating the modernization of the refinery. Total bauxite output in the month amounted to 525kt, down 35% year-over-year. This out turn brings year-to-date production to 8.2 million tonnes, which is 11%…
Total bauxite production continues to decline in October with the suspension of Alpart’s operation coming into full effect. This suspension is expected to last up two years and is aimed at facilitating the modernization of the refinery. Total bauxite output in the month amounted to 555kt, down 37% year-over-year. This outturn brings yearto-date production to…
Total bauxite production dipped in September as the suspension of Alpart’s operation took effect. The refinery has been grappling with high production costs due to its ageing infrastructure. Therefore, activities at the plant are being curtailed to facilitate upgrading works. Total bauxite output in the review period amounted to 703kt, down 26% year-overyear. This outturn…
In August, total bauxite production declined by 19% on a year-overyear basis to reach 735kt. This outturn was mainly the result of lower capacity utilization at Alpart and Noranda. For the first eight months of the year, crude bauxite production totaled 6.5 million tonnes, slipping 2.0% below production levels recorded over the same period in…
The return of crude bauxite third-party sales to the Asian market contributed to a 5.3% year-on-year increase in total bauxite production, which amounted to near 849kt in July. For the first seven months of the year, crude bauxite production totaled 5.76 million tonnes, exceeding the quantity from last year by almost 1 percent. Read more
Despite the return of third-party sales of crude bauxite to the Asian market, total bauxite production remained below levels recorded last year. In June, total bauxite production fell by 4% to 846kt, marking a third consecutive month of decline for the year. On a positive note, the year-to-date results show production lagging just less than one per…
Total bauxite production continues to be impacted by the fallout in third-party sales of crude bauxite to the Asian market. In May, total bauxite production fell by 9% to 833kt, marking a second consecutive month of decline for the year. Crude bauxite output for the month was 263kt, a decline of 29% when compared with the corresponding…
In April, total bauxite production declined by 5% on a year-over-year basis to reach 754kt. This outturn was the result of a drop in crude volumes generated for the Asian market, as well as, production disruptions at two of the island’s refineries. Low third party sale of crude bauxite persisted in the month forcing another downturn in…
In March, total bauxite production declined by 13% on a year-over-year basis to reach 747kt. This outturn was the result of a fallout in crude volumes generated for the Asian market, as well as, production disruptions at two of the island’s refineries. Crude bauxite output declined by 40% from 298kt a year earlier to 179kt in March 2019.…
In February, total bauxite production increased by 1% on a year-over-year basis to reach 861 kt. This moderate outturn was attributed to production disruptions relating to boiler issues at two of the island’s refineries. Crude bauxite output amounted to 313 kt in February, equating to a 16% increase from the corresponding period last year. On a year-to-date basis,…